بغتة

Arabic

Root
ب غ ت (b-ḡ-t)

Etymology 1

Instance noun from the verb بَغَتَ (baḡata, “to surprise someone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɣ.ta/

Noun

بَغْتَة • (baḡta) f

1. verbal noun of بَغَتَ (baḡata) (form I)
2. abruptness
3. unexpected astonishing event

Declension

Declension of noun بَغْتَة (baḡta)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَغْتَة baḡta	الْبَغْتَة al-baḡta	بَغْتَة baḡtat
Nominative	بَغْتَةٌ baḡtatun	الْبَغْتَةُ al-baḡtatu	بَغْتَةُ baḡtatu
Accusative	بَغْتَةً baḡtatan	الْبَغْتَةَ al-baḡtata	بَغْتَةَ baḡtata
Genitive	بَغْتَةٍ baḡtatin	الْبَغْتَةِ al-baḡtati	بَغْتَةِ baḡtati

Etymology 2

Adverbial accusative of بَغْتَة (baḡta, “abruptness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɣ.ta.tan/

Adverb

بَغْتَةً • (baḡtatan)

1. suddenly, surprisingly, unexpectedly, abruptly (without warning)

   Synonym: غَفْلَةً (ḡaflatan)

   يَأْتِي المَوْتُ بَغْتَةً ― yaʔtī l-mawtu baḡtatan ― Death comes unexpectedly

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:202:

     فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةًۭ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

     which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺.

References

• “بغتة” in Almaany